This presentation will discuss important topics related to the hiring and termination of employees in the non-union context, as well as recent developments in wrongful dismissal case law. In particular, this session will focus on:

• Best practices for drafting and implementing employment agreements
• The law related to notice periods, including:
  • An overview of notice periods for both short-term and long-term employees;
  • A review of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Keenan v. Canac Kitchens Ltd; and
  • Calculating and preparing severance packages.
• An update on the law related regarding the entitlement to bonuses upon termination.